Florian Lechner has more than 20 years of experience advising international companies and financial investors on tax matters relating to structured finance, financial products, alternative investments, M&A, and private equity transactions.
Prior to joining Jones Day in 2019, Florian practiced at a leading international law firm for two decades where he represented, among many others, a banking syndicate in the restructuring of a global automotive supplier, played a decisive role in establishing a major real estate portfolio, and advised on the acquisition of a large German insurance group.
In recent years he has increasingly worked on internal investigations in the financial sector. He also has represented domestic and international banks in tax and civil law litigations related to tax compliance matters.
Florian is recommended as a tax lawyer in Germany in several leading legal directories.
Experience
Additional Publications
- November 16, 2021
Recht der Finanzinstitute (RdF) (4/2021), Zurechnung von Aktien im laufenden Handelsgeschäft nach den BMF-Schreiben vom 9.7.2021 (Tax ownership of equities in the ongoing stock trading business according to the BMF letters dated 9 July 2021)
Speaking Engagements
- November 16, 2021
Betriebs-Berater Conference "Tax & Finance 2021“ - Taxation of share trading - quo vadis? (Besteuerung des Aktienhandelsgeschäfts - Quo vadis?) - October 7, 2021
Betriebs-Berater Conference "UPDATE - Liability of Investors, Consultants and Institutions in Cum-Ex Proceedings“ - Cum-Ex Tax Structuring - Risk Profile of the Parties Involved! - March 25, 2021
Betriebs-Berater Conference "Taxation of German IP“ - Conference Chair and Introduction
- Second State Examination (Munich, 1998); University of Munich (First State Examination 1996)
- Federal Republic of Germany
- Recognized as a tax lawyer in: JUVE (2006-2019), Handelsblatt (2018), Chambers Europe, and Who's Who Legal
- English, German